N-CSRS 1 d553965dncsrs.htm GABELLI ASSET FUND Gabelli Asset Fund

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number             811-04494                

The Gabelli Asset Fund

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

One Corporate Center

Rye, New York 10580-1422

 

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Bruce N. Alpert

Gabelli Funds, LLC

One Corporate Center

Rye, New York 10580-1422

 

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-800-422-3554

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: June 30, 2013

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.


The Gabelli Asset Fund

Semiannual Report — June 30, 2013

Portfolio Management Team

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Morningstar® rated The Gabelli Asset Fund Class AAA Shares 4 stars overall, 4 stars for the three and five year periods and 5 stars for the ten year period ended June 30, 2013 among 1,381, 1,381, 1,254, and 774 Large Blend funds, respectively. Morningstar RatingTM is based on risk-adjusted returns.

To Our Shareholders,

For the six months ended June 30, 2013, the net asset value (“NAV”) per Class AAA Share of The Gabelli Asset Fund increased 13.6% compared with an increase of 13.8% for the Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) 500 Index. See page 2 for additional performance information.

Enclosed are the schedule of investments and financial statements as of June 30, 2013.


Comparative Results

 

Average Annual Returns through June 30, 2013 (a) (Unaudited)      Since
Inception
(3/3/86)
 
     Six Months    1 Year      5 Year      10 Year     

 Class AAA (GABAX)

   13.59%      24.45%         8.25%         9.90%         12.30%    

 S&P 500 Index

   13.82         20.60            7.01            7.30            9.94(d)   

 Dow Jones Industrial Average

   15.22         18.82            8.61            7.92            11.14(d)   

 Nasdaq Composite Index

   13.41         17.87            9.47            8.83            8.43(d)   

 Class A (GATAX)

   13.59         24.45            8.25            9.90            12.30       

 With sales charge (b)

     7.06         17.29            6.98            9.25            12.05       

 Class C (GATCX)

   13.18         23.53            7.46            9.13            12.01       

 With contingent deferred sales charge (c)

   12.18         22.53            7.46            9.13            12.01       

 Class I (GABIX)

   13.74         24.77            8.52            10.05            12.36       

In the current prospectus dated April 30, 2013, the expense ratios for Class AAA, A, C, and I Shares are 1.38%, 1.38%, 2.13%, and 1.13%, respectively. See page 15 for the expense ratios for the six months ended June 30, 2013. Class AAA and Class I Shares do not have a sales charge. The maximum sales charge for Class A and Class C Shares is 5.75% and 1.00%, respectively.

  (a) Returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Total returns and average annual returns reflect changes in share price, reinvestment of distributions, and are net of expenses. Investment returns and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate. When shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. The Fund imposes a 2% redemption fee on shares sold or exchanged within seven days after the date of purchase. Performance returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized. Returns would have been lower had Gabelli Funds, LLC (the “Adviser”) not reimbursed certain expenses of the Fund for periods prior to December 31, 1988. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data presented. Visit www.gabelli.com for performance information as of the most recent month end. Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund before investing. The prospectus contains information about these and other matters and should be read carefully before investing. The S&P 500 Index is a market capitalization weighted index of 500 large capitalization stocks commonly used to represent the U.S. equity market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq Composite Index are unmanaged indicators of stock market performance. Dividends are considered reinvested, except for the Nasdaq Composite Index. You cannot invest directly in an index. The Class AAA Share NAVs are used to calculate performance for the periods prior to the issuance of Class A Shares and Class C Shares on December 31, 2003 and Class I Shares on January 11, 2008. The actual performance of the Class A Shares and Class C Shares would have been lower due to the additional fees and expenses associated with these classes of shares. The actual performance of the Class I Shares would have been higher due to lower expenses related to this class of shares.

  (b) Performance results include the effect of the maximum 5.75% sales charge at the beginning of the period.

  (c)  Assuming payment of the 1% maximum contingent deferred sales charge imposed on redemptions made within one year of purchase.

  (d) The S&P 500 Index, Dow Jones Industrial Average, and Nasdaq Composite Index since inception performance results are as of
 February 28, 1986.

 

 

2


The Gabelli Asset Fund

Disclosure of Fund Expenses (Unaudited)

For the Six Month Period from January 1, 2013 through June 30, 2013    Expense Table

 

We believe it is important for you to understand the impact of fees and expenses regarding your investment. All mutual funds have operating expenses. As a shareholder of a fund, you incur ongoing costs, which include costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports (like this one), among others. Operating expenses, which are deducted from a fund’s gross income, directly reduce the investment return of a fund. When a fund’s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets, this figure is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your Fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.

The Expense Table below illustrates your Fund’s costs in two ways:

Actual Fund Return: This section provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use this section to help you to estimate the actual expenses that you paid over the period after any fee waivers and expense reimbursements. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from the Fund’s actual return during the past six months, and the “Expenses Paid During Period” shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the Fund. You may use this information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.

To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your Fund under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid during this period.

Hypothetical 5% Return: This section provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio. It assumes a hypothetical annualized return of 5% before expenses during the period shown. In this case – because the hypothetical return used is not the Fund’s actual return – the results do not apply to your investment and you cannot use the hypothetical account value and expense to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. This example is useful in making comparisons of the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees, if any, which are described in the Prospectus. If these costs were applied to your account, your costs would be higher. Therefore, the 5% hypothetical return is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

     Beginning
Account Value
01/01/13
    Ending
Account Value
06/30/13
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio
    Expenses
Paid During
Period*
 

The Gabelli Asset Fund

  

               

Actual Fund Return

  

   

Class AAA

    $1,000.00        $1,135.90        1.36     $  7.20   

Class A

    $1,000.00        $1,135.90        1.36     $  7.20   

Class C

    $1,000.00        $1,131.80        2.11     $11.15   

Class I

    $1,000.00        $1,137.40        1.11     $  5.88   

Hypothetical 5% Return

  

   

Class AAA

    $1,000.00        $1,018.05        1.36     $  6.80   

Class A

    $1,000.00        $1,018.05        1.36     $  6.80   

Class C

    $1,000.00        $1,014.33        2.11     $10.54   

Class I

    $1,000.00        $1,019.29        1.11     $  5.56   

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the last six months multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year (181 days), then divided by 365.

 

 

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Summary of Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited)

The following table presents portfolio holdings as a percent of net assets as of June 30, 2013:

The Gabelli Asset Fund

 

Food and Beverage

     12.8%   

Financial Services

     8.0%   

Equipment and Supplies

     7.5%   

Cable and Satellite

     7.5%   

Energy and Utilities

     6.7%   

Health Care

     4.9%   

Consumer Products

     4.8%   

Entertainment

     4.5%   

Diversified Industrial

     4.4%   

Automotive: Parts and Accessories

     3.7%   

Machinery

     3.4%   

Publishing

     3.1%   

Aviation: Parts and Services

     2.8%   

Retail

     2.6%   

Business Services

     2.3%   

Telecommunications

     2.3%   

Aerospace

     1.9%   

Metals and Mining

     1.9%   

Consumer Services

     1.9%   

Broadcasting

     1.7%   

Hotels and Gaming

     1.6%   

Computer Software and Services

     1.3%   

Environmental Services

     1.3%   

Specialty Chemicals

     1.2%   

U.S. Government Obligations

     1.1%   

Automotive

     0.9%   

Agriculture

     0.8%   

Electronics

     0.7%   

Wireless Communications

     0.7%   

Transportation

     0.5%   

Building and Construction

     0.3%   

Communications Equipment

     0.3%   

Real Estate

     0.3%   

Real Estate Investment Trusts

     0.1%   

Home Furnishings

     0.1%   

Manufactured Housing and Recreational Vehicles

     0.1%   

Closed-End Funds

     0.0%   

Airlines

     0.0%   

Computer Hardware

     0.0%   

Other Assets and Liabilities (Net)

     (0.0)%   
  

 

 

 
     100.0%   
  

 

 

 
 

The Fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Shareholders may obtain this information at www.gabelli.com or by calling the Fund at 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554).The Fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

Proxy Voting

The Fund files Form N-PX with its complete proxy voting record for the twelve months ended June 30, no later than August 31 of each year. A description of the Fund’s proxy voting policies, procedures, and how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by (i) calling 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554); (ii) writing to The Gabelli Funds at One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422; or (iii) visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

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The Gabelli Asset Fund

Schedule of Investments — June 30, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares

         

Cost

    

Market

Value

 
  

COMMON STOCKS — 98.8%

  

  

Aerospace — 1.9%

  

  
  660,000      

Exelis Inc.

   $ 3,153,567       $ 9,101,400   
  5,000      

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     147,750         542,300   
  8,000      

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     357,650         662,400   
  2,175,000      

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc

     16,260,973         37,513,693   
  258,825,000      

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc, Cl. C†(a)

     395,630         393,662   
  131,000      

The Boeing Co.

     6,805,117         13,419,640   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        27,120,687         61,633,095   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
  

Agriculture — 0.8%

  

  
  450,000      

Archer Daniels Midland Co.

     5,847,771         15,259,500   
  69,058      

Monsanto Co.

     1,246,331         6,822,930   
  9,000      

Potash Corp of Saskatchewan Inc.

     41,185         343,170   
  29,000      

The Mosaic Co.

     500,160         1,560,490   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        7,635,447         23,986,090   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
  

Airlines — 0.0%

  

  
  100,000      

AMR Corp.†

     36,420         403,000   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
  

Automotive — 0.9%

  

  
  280,000      

Fiat Industrial SpA

     2,940,908         3,121,600   
  310,000      

Ford Motor Co.

     3,928,799         4,795,700   
  531,000      

Navistar International Corp.†

     11,450,408         14,740,560   
  100,000      

PACCAR Inc.

     515,101         5,366,000   
  3,200      

Volkswagen AG

     128,709         623,747   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        18,963,925         28,647,607   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
  

Automotive: Parts and Accessories — 3.7%

  

  125,000      

BorgWarner Inc.†

     1,132,247         10,768,750   
  350,000      

Brembo SpA

     3,995,221         6,245,932   
  101,000      

CLARCOR Inc.

     644,467         5,273,210   
  409,000      

Dana Holding Corp.

     3,286,518         7,877,340   
  75,073      

Federal-Mogul Corp.†

     1,317,609         766,495   
  545,000      

Genuine Parts Co.

     15,155,769         42,548,150   
  415,000      

Johnson Controls Inc.

     4,301,297         14,852,850   
  115,000      

Modine Manufacturing Co.†

     1,174,864         1,251,200   
  140,000      

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.†

     3,311,255         15,766,800   
  90,000      

Standard Motor Products Inc.

     794,298         3,090,600   
  165,000      

Superior Industries International Inc.

     3,288,572         2,839,650   
  94,000      

Tenneco Inc.†

     2,432,838         4,256,320   
  20,000      

The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack†

     187,202         231,600   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        41,022,157         115,768,897   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
  

Aviation: Parts and Services — 2.8%

  

  1,075,000      

BBA Aviation plc

     2,639,548         4,579,722   
  460,000      

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

     3,191,744         17,047,600   
  580,000      

GenCorp Inc.†

     1,952,181         9,430,800   
  115,000      

Kaman Corp.

     1,720,172         3,974,400   
  241,000      

Precision Castparts Corp.

     2,418,921         54,468,410   

Shares

        

Cost

    

Market

Value

 
  12,000     

Woodward Inc.

   $ 426,301       $ 480,000   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       12,348,867         89,980,932   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Broadcasting — 1.7%

  

  315,000     

CBS Corp., Cl. A, Voting

     3,337,107         15,375,150   
  18,000     

Cogeco Inc.

     342,646         718,836   
  13,334     

Corus Entertainment Inc., Cl. B, Non-Voting, Toronto

     21,662         305,552   
  26,666     

Corus Entertainment Inc., Cl. B, OTC

     43,320         613,051   
  106,000     

Fisher Communications Inc.

     3,691,584         4,354,480   
  206,500     

Liberty Media Corp., Cl. A†

     575,117         26,175,940   
  108,000     

LIN TV Corp., Cl. A†

     869,860         1,652,400   
  12,000     

Naspers Ltd., Cl. N

     472,418         886,187   
  390,000     

Television Broadcasts Ltd.

     1,776,461         2,680,101   
  50,000     

Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc.

     726,526         675,539   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       11,856,701         53,437,236   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Building and Construction — 0.3%

  

  208,000     

Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc.

     2,836,816         8,057,920   
  48,043     

Layne Christensen Co.†

     987,452         937,319   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
       3,824,268         8,995,239   
    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  Business Services — 2.3%   
  153,000     

ACCO Brands Corp.†

     986,962         973,080   
  38,000     

Ascent Capital Group Inc., Cl. A†

     673,653         2,966,660   
  56,100     

Blucora Inc.†

     820,463         1,040,094   
  240,000     

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc., Cl. A†

     1,419,864         1,790,400   
  15,080 (b)   

Contax Participacoes SA, Preference†

     30,974         137,801   
  182,000     

Ecolab Inc.

     1,658,104         15,504,580   
  15,000     

Edenred

     273,621         458,829   
  1,000     

Equinix Inc.†

     82,823         184,720   
  70,320     

Fly Leasing Ltd., ADR

     868,641         1,184,892   
  60,000     

Landauer Inc.

     370,683         2,898,600   
  380,000     

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.†

     3,996,984         5,890,000   
  72,000     

Macquarie Infrastructure Co. LLC

     2,583,454         3,848,400   
  24,800     

MasterCard Inc.,
Cl. A

     1,753,412         14,247,600   
  5,000     

Mohawk Industries Inc.†

     317,604         562,450   
  40,000     

Monster Worldwide Inc.†

     737,770         196,400   
  1,600     

MSC Industrial Direct Co. Inc., Cl. A

     112,443         123,936   
  190,000     

The Brink’s Co.

     5,341,417         4,846,900   
  895,000     

The Interpublic Group of Companies Inc.

     7,711,834         13,022,250   
 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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The Gabelli Asset Fund

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — June 30, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares

         

Cost

    

Market

Value

 
   COMMON STOCKS (Continued)   
   Business Services (Continued)   
  17,500       Visa Inc., Cl. A    $ 913,361       $ 3,198,125   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        30,654,067         73,075,717   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Cable and Satellite — 7.5%   
  352,500      

AMC Networks Inc., Cl. A†

     619,951         23,057,025   
  1,841,000      

Cablevision Systems Corp., Cl. A

     3,462,997         30,965,620   
  6,000      

Charter Communications Inc., Cl. A†

     298,565         743,100   
  160,000      

Comcast Corp., Cl. A

     2,208,213         6,700,800   
  315,000      

Comcast Corp., Cl. A, Special

     6,460,189         12,496,050   
  31,000      

DigitalGlobe Inc.†

     567,756         961,310   
  826,002      

DIRECTV†

     7,771,023         50,898,244   
  352,000      

DISH Network Corp., Cl. A

     7,552,998         14,967,040   
  106,000      

EchoStar Corp., Cl. A†

     3,134,675         4,145,660   
  160,000      

Liberty Global plc, Cl. A†

     1,289,523         11,852,800   
  218,000      

Liberty Global plc, Cl. C†

     3,620,683         14,800,020   
  933,000      

Rogers Communications Inc., New York, Cl. B

     5,477,668         36,573,600   
  50,000      

Rogers Communications Inc., Toronto, Cl. B

     229,821         1,958,734   
  227,000      

Scripps Networks Interactive Inc., Cl. A

     7,578,438         15,154,520   
  140,000      

Shaw Communications Inc., New York, Cl. B

     271,864         3,364,200   
  120,000      

Shaw Communications Inc., Toronto, Cl. B

     164,952         2,879,909   
  54,000      

Time Warner Cable Inc.

     2,425,201         6,073,920   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        53,134,517         237,592,552   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Closed-End Funds — 0.0%   
  79,920      

Royce Value Trust Inc.

     975,443         1,211,587   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Communications Equipment — 0.3%   
  600,000      

Corning Inc.

     4,846,048         8,538,000   
  4,000      

Motorola Solutions Inc.

     223,355         230,920   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        5,069,403         8,768,920   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Computer Hardware — 0.0%   
  3,000      

Wincor Nixdorf AG

     153,769         162,679   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Computer Software and Services — 1.3%   
  240,000      

Diebold Inc.

     8,237,497         8,085,600   
  8,000      

DST Systems Inc.

     530,339         522,640   
  80,000      

EarthLink Inc.

     591,716         496,800   
  65,000      

eBay Inc.†

     1,950,447         3,361,800   
  64,000      

Fidelity National Information Services Inc.

     1,197,599         2,741,760   
  1,400      

Google Inc., Cl. A†

     819,873         1,232,518   
  35,000      

Guidance Software Inc.†

     292,804         305,900   
  172,000      

Internap Network Services Corp.†

     1,173,213         1,422,440   

Shares

         

Cost

    

Market

Value

 
  17,000      

InterXion Holding NV†

   $ 235,710       $ 444,210   
  30,000      

MedAssets Inc.†

     531,888         532,200   
  55,000      

Microsoft Corp.

     1,574,896         1,899,150   
  95,000      

NCR Corp.†

     1,452,208         3,134,050   
  100,000      

RealD Inc.†

     1,149,816         1,390,000   
  100,000      

Rockwell Automation Inc.

     3,586,878         8,314,000   
  334,000      

Yahoo! Inc.†

     6,568,265         8,386,740   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        29,893,149         42,269,808   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Consumer Products — 4.8%   
  35,000      

Altria Group Inc.

     525,685         1,224,650   
  138,000      

Avon Products Inc.

     3,090,452         2,902,140   
  30,000      

Brunswick Corp.

     735,843         958,500   
  11,000      

Christian Dior SA

     307,335         1,775,441   
  404,000      

Church & Dwight Co. Inc.

     1,301,796         24,930,840   
  70,800      

Coty Inc., Cl. A†

     1,209,357         1,216,344   
  269,000      

Energizer Holdings Inc.

     6,456,944         27,037,190   
  3,400      

Givaudan SA

     1,182,809         4,387,910   
  34,000      

Harley-Davidson Inc.

     85,637         1,863,880   
  20,000      

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     1,186,368         1,942,800   
  14,000      

Mattel Inc.

     252,700         634,340   
  12,000      

National Presto Industries Inc.

     363,340         864,360   
  25,000      

Philip Morris International Inc.

     950,939         2,165,500   
  50,000      

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

     1,570,345         3,534,709   
  125,000      

Sally Beauty Holdings Inc.†

     1,001,483         3,887,500   
  10,000      

Svenska Cellulosa AB, Cl. A

     169,715         251,115   
  50,000      

Svenska Cellulosa AB, Cl. B

     709,301         1,254,828   
  1,095,000      

Swedish Match AB

     12,521,106         38,877,962   
  10,000      

Syratech Corp.†

     2,000         30   
  3,000      

The Estee Lauder Companies Inc., Cl. A

     112,739         197,310   
  345,000      

The Procter & Gamble Co.

     11,618,969         26,561,550   
  75,000      

Unilever plc, ADR

     2,404,004         3,033,750   
  31,000      

Wolverine World Wide Inc.

     288,333         1,692,910   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        48,047,200         151,195,559   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Consumer Services — 1.9%   
  156,000      

IAC/InterActiveCorp.

     1,530,472         7,419,360   
  525,000      

Liberty Interactive Corp., Cl. A†

     3,793,284         12,080,250   
  36,558      

Liberty Ventures, Cl. A†

     808,278         3,107,796   
  60,000      

Outerwall Inc.†

     2,852,247         3,520,200   
  869,000      

Rollins Inc.

     3,009,896         22,507,100   
  242,500      

The ADT Corp.

     7,974,786         9,663,625   
  72,000      

Tree.com Inc.

     522,739         1,234,080   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        20,491,702         59,532,411   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Diversified Industrial — 4.4%   
  10,000      

Acuity Brands Inc.

     118,020         755,200   
  10,000      

Albany International Corp., Cl. A

     238,798         329,800   
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

6


The Gabelli Asset Fund

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — June 30, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares

         

Cost

    

Market

Value

 
   COMMON STOCKS (Continued)   
   Diversified Industrial (Continued)   
  5,000      

Anixter International Inc.†

   $ 45,044       $ 379,050   
  13,000      

Blount International Inc.†

     176,208         153,660   
  418,600      

Crane Co.

     6,741,479         25,082,512   
  98,000      

Gardner Denver Inc.

     804,925         7,367,640   
  85,000      

Greif Inc., Cl. A

     767,267         4,476,950   
  274,000      

Greif Inc., Cl. B

     14,925,026         15,360,440   
  440,000      

Honeywell International Inc.

     14,134,227         34,909,600   
  25,000      

Ingersoll-Rand plc

     447,046         1,388,000   
  335,000      

ITT Corp.

     2,894,175         9,852,350   
  15,000      

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

     726,417         907,500   
  115,000      

Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd.

     2,597,936         4,174,500   
  160,000      

Katy Industries Inc.†

     235,350         113,680   
  17,000      

Magnetek Inc.†

     306,600         306,510   
  245,000      

Myers Industries Inc.

     1,533,959         3,677,450   
  12,000      

Nortek Inc.†

     462,854         773,160   
  80,000      

Pentair Ltd.

     2,528,542         4,615,200   
  22,000      

Sulzer AG

     2,035,390         3,519,348   
  160,000      

Textron Inc.

     1,241,296         4,168,000   
  20,000      

Toray Industries Inc.

     146,817         129,462   
  120,000      

Trinity Industries Inc.

     1,257,602         4,612,800   
  330,000      

Tyco International Ltd.

     7,274,122         10,873,500   
  6,500      

Waters Corp.†

     477,757         650,325   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        62,116,857         138,576,637   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Electronics — 0.7%   
  110,000      

Cypress Semiconductor Corp.

     1,123,091         1,180,300   
  95,000      

Intel Corp.

     2,029,905         2,300,900   
  6,400      

Kyocera Corp., ADR

     189,423         651,200   
  89,000      

LSI Corp.†

     467,639         635,460   
  1,500      

Mettler-Toledo International Inc.†

     212,220         301,800   
  24,000      

Molex Inc., Cl. A

     655,086         596,640   
  6,000      

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., GDR(c)

     1,077,139         3,498,000   
  4,000      

Sony Corp., ADR

     47,476         84,760   
  50,000      

TE Connectivity Ltd.

     1,377,092         2,277,000   
  285,000      

Texas Instruments Inc.

     7,381,154         9,937,950   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        14,560,225         21,464,010   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Energy and Utilities — 6.7%   
  11,000      

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     652,895         945,230   
  190,000      

BP plc, ADR

     5,050,271         7,930,600   
  271,500      

Chevron Corp.

     9,443,618         32,129,310   
  301,000      

ConocoPhillips

     6,481,164         18,210,500   
  249,000      

CONSOL Energy Inc.

     9,252,375         6,747,900   
  122,000      

Devon Energy Corp.

     1,673,036         6,329,360   
  11,000      

Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc.

     889,063         756,690   
  20,000      

Edison International

     340,000         963,200   

Shares

         

Cost

    

Market

Value

 
  219,000      

El Paso Electric Co.

   $ 2,682,942       $ 7,732,890   
  87,000      

EOG Resources Inc.

     398,438         11,456,160   
  308,000      

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     7,391,051         27,827,800   
  50,000      

FirstEnergy Corp.

     752,761         1,867,000   
  130,000      

GenOn Energy Inc., Escrow†

     0         0   
  185,000      

Halliburton Co.

     5,995,624         7,718,200   
  147,000      

Kinder Morgan Inc.

     2,578,709         5,608,050   
  280,000      

National Fuel Gas Co.

     14,320,580         16,226,000   
  32,000      

NextEra Energy Inc.

     1,549,756         2,607,360   
  50,000      

Northeast Utilities

     828,440         2,101,000   
  12,000      

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     941,505         1,070,760   
  60,000      

Oceaneering International Inc.

     1,534,601         4,332,000   
  30,000      

Patterson-UTI Energy Inc.

     535,891         580,650   
  71,000      

Phillips 66

     859,170         4,182,610   
  235,000      

Rowan Companies plc, Cl. A†

     8,788,962         8,006,450   
  48,000      

Royal Dutch Shell plc, Cl. A, ADR

     2,857,612         3,062,400   
  128,000      

SJW Corp.

     2,097,345         3,353,600   
  180,000      

Southwest Gas Corp.

     3,082,264         8,422,200   
  210,000      

Spectra Energy Corp.

     4,829,752         7,236,600   
  75,000      

Talisman Energy Inc.

     1,268,705         857,250   
  105,000      

The AES Corp.

     449,800         1,258,950   
  42,000      

Transocean Ltd.

     2,283,741         2,013,900   
  758,404      

Weatherford International Ltd.†

     12,287,250         10,390,135   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        112,097,321         211,924,755   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Entertainment — 4.5%   
  205,000      

Discovery Communications Inc., Cl. A†

     2,065,156         15,828,050   
  198,000      

Discovery Communications Inc., Cl. C†

     1,432,032         13,792,680   
  28,000      

DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., Cl. A†

     636,883         718,480   
  76,000      

Electronic Arts Inc.†

     1,290,966         1,745,720   
  760,000      

Grupo Televisa SAB, ADR

     8,833,962         18,878,400   
  2,500      

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

     394,759         294,918   
  218,000      

Starz, Cl. A†

     112,875         4,817,800   
  461,000      

The Madison Square Garden Co., Cl. A†

     1,087,066         27,314,250   
  295,001      

Time Warner Inc.

     7,041,819         17,056,958   
  481,234      

Viacom Inc., Cl. A

     14,589,206         32,935,655   
  25,000      

Viacom Inc., Cl. B

     1,051,735         1,701,250   
  452,000      

Vivendi SA

     7,634,586         8,560,383   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        46,171,045         143,644,544   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Environmental Services — 1.3%   
  42,000      

Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd.

     814,403         903,420   
  632,000      

Republic Services Inc.

     8,103,726         21,450,080   
  20,000      

Waste Connections Inc.

     632,503         822,800   
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

7


The Gabelli Asset Fund

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — June 30, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares

       

Cost

   

Market

Value

 
 

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

  

 
 

Environmental Services (Continued)

  

 
  430,000     

Waste Management Inc.

  $ 8,596,583      $ 17,341,900   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      18,147,215        40,518,200   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Equipment and Supplies — 7.5%

  

 
  1,250,000     

AMETEK Inc.

    2,096,283        52,875,000   
  6,000     

Amphenol Corp., Cl. A

    23,162        467,640   
  96,000     

CIRCOR International Inc.

    951,585        4,882,560   
  129,000     

Crown Holdings Inc.†

    581,571        5,305,770   
  180,000     

CTS Corp.

    1,062,935        2,455,200   
  8,000     

Danaher Corp.

    70,641        506,400   
  789,000     

Donaldson Co. Inc.

    2,606,618        28,135,740   
  618,000     

Flowserve Corp.

    2,748,316        33,378,180   
  206,000     

Gerber Scientific Inc., Escrow†

    0        2,060   
  49,000     

Graco Inc.

    2,386,648        3,097,290   
  230,000     

GrafTech International Ltd.†

    2,011,244        1,674,400   
  730,000     

IDEX Corp.

    2,721,522        39,281,300   
  140,000     

Interpump Group SpA

    571,571        1,248,275   
  379,000     

Lufkin Industries Inc.

    1,713,428        33,530,130   
  20,000     

Mueller Industries Inc.

    908,611        1,008,600   
  202,000     

Sealed Air Corp.

    4,018,605        4,837,900   
  2,000     

SL Industries Inc.

    5,719        50,160   
  55,000     

Tenaris SA, ADR

    2,319,794        2,214,850   
  100,000     

The Manitowoc Co. Inc.

    240,518        1,791,000   
  17,000     

The Toro Co.

    592,882        771,970   
  94,000     

The Weir Group plc

    395,542        3,075,288   
  28,500     

Valmont Industries Inc.

    226,840        4,078,065   
  305,000     

Watts Water Technologies Inc., Cl. A

    3,537,145        13,828,700   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      31,791,180        238,496,478   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Financial Services — 8.0%

  

 
  16,000     

Alleghany Corp.†

    2,681,143        6,132,960   
  84,000     

AllianceBernstein Holding LP

    1,564,059        1,748,880   
  665,000     

American Express Co.

    18,709,041        49,715,400   
  7,000     

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

    221,427        566,160   
  29,700     

Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.

    951,631        1,258,983   
  52,000     

Bank of America Corp.

    453,096        668,720   
  209     

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Cl. A†

    926,922        35,237,400   
  75,000     

BKF Capital Group Inc.†

    419,241        81,000   
  45,000     

Calamos Asset Management
Inc., Cl. A

    512,984        472,500   
  65,000     

Citigroup Inc.

    2,304,170        3,118,050   
  100,000     

First Niagara Financial Group Inc.

    1,247,886        1,007,000   
  115,000     

Fortress Investment Group LLC, Cl. A

    625,308        754,400   
  134,000     

GAM Holding AG

    1,850,414        2,057,064   
  198,000     

H&R Block Inc.

    3,349,392        5,494,500   

Shares

       

Cost

   

Market

Value

 
  45,000     

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.

  $ 929,600      $ 1,391,400   
  19,000     

HSBC Holdings plc, ADR

    1,009,217        986,100   
  53,000     

Interactive Brokers Group Inc., Cl. A

    893,354        846,410   
  454,000     

Janus Capital Group Inc.

    3,970,927        3,863,540   
  262,000     

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    10,394,934        13,830,980   
  75,200     

Kinnevik Investment AB, Cl. A

    1,384,265        1,934,358   
  103,000     

Kinnevik Investment AB, Cl. B

    1,927,183        2,640,238   
  80,000     

KKR & Co. LP

    791,990        1,572,800   
  325,000     

KKR Financial Holdings LLC

    3,280,488        3,428,750   
  290,000     

Legg Mason Inc.

    6,719,237        8,992,900   
  45,000     

Leucadia National Corp.

    403,118        1,179,900   
  84,000     

Loews Corp.

    3,685,840        3,729,600   
  47,000     

M&T Bank Corp.

    3,437,348        5,252,250   
  147,000     

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

    4,307,892        5,868,240   
  101,000     

Northern Trust Corp.

    4,879,283        5,847,900   
  30,000     

Popular Inc.†

    593,108        909,900   
  10,000     

Royal Bank of Canada

    521,365        583,100   
  143,000     

State Street Corp.

    3,389,213        9,325,030   
  20,000     

SunTrust Banks Inc.

    424,879        631,400   
  50,000     

T. Rowe Price Group Inc.

    850,990        3,657,500   
  650,000     

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

    18,476,123        18,232,500   
  48,000     

The Blackstone Group LP

    827,223        1,010,880   
  15,800     

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

    1,925,612        2,389,750   
  150,000     

The PNC Financial Services Group Inc.

    8,542,389        10,938,000   
  7,300     

Value Line Inc.

    105,000        62,050   
  167,000     

Waddell & Reed Financial Inc., Cl. A

    3,453,289        7,264,500   
  670,000     

Wells Fargo & Co.

    20,268,524        27,650,900   
  40,000     

WR Berkley Corp.

    1,468,924        1,634,400   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      144,678,029        253,968,293   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Food and Beverage — 12.8%

  

 
  364,000     

Beam Inc.

    13,959,971        22,972,040   
  25,000     

Boulder Brands Inc.†

    228,912        301,250   
  505,000     

Brown-Forman Corp., Cl. A

    5,779,771        34,168,300   
  125,500     

Brown-Forman Corp., Cl. B

    1,939,979        8,477,525   
  60,000     

Campbell Soup Co.

    1,633,693        2,687,400   
  400,000     

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.

    1,191,136        1,431,141   
  26,000     

Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.

    508,677        914,160   
  16,500     

Coca-Cola HBC AG, ADR

    231,193        385,770   
  35,000     

ConAgra Foods Inc.

    1,115,915        1,222,550   
  85,000     

Constellation Brands Inc., Cl. A†

    1,632,876        4,430,200   
  6,000     

Core-Mark Holding Co. Inc.

    279,415        381,000   
  15,000     

Crimson Wine Group Ltd.†

    89,803        127,725   
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

8


The Gabelli Asset Fund

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — June 30, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares

       

Cost

   

Market

Value

 
 

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

  

 
 

Food and Beverage (Continued)

  

 
  705,000     

D.E Master Blenders 1753 NV†

  $ 7,614,497      $ 11,287,194   
  288,000     

Danone SA

    13,655,813        21,615,182   
  750,000     

Davide Campari - Milano SpA

    4,029,962        5,432,731   
  85,000     

Dean Foods Co.†

    480,459        851,700   
  320,500     

Diageo plc, ADR

    12,201,994        36,841,475   
  70,000     

Diamond Foods Inc.†

    1,405,533        1,452,500   
  210,000     

Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc.

    5,152,689        9,645,300   
  80,000     

Farmer Brothers Co.†

    983,002        1,124,800   
  402,750     

Flowers Foods Inc.

    707,161        8,880,638   
  44,000     

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV, ADR

    1,508,030        4,540,360   
  575,000     

General Mills Inc.

    10,347,963        27,904,750   
  45,000     

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc.†

    1,101,536        3,377,700   
  2,600,000     

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV, Cl. A

    1,138,537        7,885,811   
  10,000     

Heineken Holding NV

    407,450        561,073   
  115,000     

Heineken NV

    5,527,767        7,327,272   
  20,000     

Heineken NV, ADR

    481,149        637,000   
  343,000     

Hillshire Brands Co.

    9,945,424        11,346,440   
  135,000     

Ingredion Inc.

    1,620,453        8,858,700   
  200,000     

ITO EN Ltd.

    4,430,197        4,629,966   
  23,200     

John Bean Technologies Corp.

    371,543        487,432   
  45,000     

Kellogg Co.

    1,213,668        2,890,350   
  82,000     

Kerry Group plc, Cl. A

    971,184        4,493,531   
  500,000     

Kikkoman Corp.

    5,747,460        8,318,209   
  93,000     

Kraft Foods Group Inc.

    3,053,120        5,195,910   
  21,000     

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA

    741,982        3,403,145   
  15,000     

MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd.

    678,410        720,659   
  409,771     

Mondelez International Inc., Cl. A

    8,666,314        11,690,767   
  245,000     

Morinaga Milk Industry Co. Ltd.

    909,693        716,374   
  113,000     

Nestlé SA

    3,210,658        7,411,307   
  200,000     

NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS CO. LTD

    6,899,621        8,096,390   
  200,000     

Parmalat SpA

    569,900        624,789   
  260,000     

PepsiCo Inc.

    9,538,172        21,265,401   
  73,500     

Pernod-Ricard SA

    6,658,977        8,150,190   
  95,000     

Post Holdings Inc.†

    1,035,085        4,147,700   
  86,000     

Remy Cointreau SA

    5,048,212        9,125,452   
  10,000     

SABMiller plc

    358,218        479,482   
  93,000     

Snyders-Lance Inc.

    2,030,547        2,642,130   
  87,000     

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.†

    2,772,894        2,719,298   
  611,000     

The Coca-Cola Co.

    13,137,201        24,507,210   

Shares

       

Cost

   

Market

Value

 
  18,000     

The Hain Celestial Group Inc.†

  $ 281,085      $ 1,169,460   
  20,000     

The J.M. Smucker Co.

    547,733        2,063,000   
  600,000     

Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp.

    1,488,465        1,562,651   
  174,070     

Tootsie Roll Industries Inc.

    1,808,544        5,531,945   
  110,000     

Tyson Foods Inc., Cl. A

    1,489,608        2,824,800   
  21,712     

WhiteWave Foods Co., Cl. A†

    224,887        352,820   
  30,923     

WhiteWave Foods Co., Cl. B†

    316,897        470,030   
  335,000     

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

    8,677,555        13,882,335   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      199,778,590        406,642,420   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Health Care — 4.8%

  

 
  99,000     

Actavis Inc.†

    4,233,008        12,495,780   
  40,000     

Alere Inc.†

    868,261        980,000   
  35,000     

Allergan Inc.

    1,602,025        2,948,400   
  46,584     

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    1,984,651        2,600,785   
  68,500     

Amgen Inc.

    3,002,348        6,758,210   
  65,000     

AngioDynamics Inc.†

    779,348        733,200   
  10,000     

ArthroCare Corp.†

    235,827        345,300   
  72,000     

Baxter International Inc.

    3,697,432        4,987,440   
  46,000     

Becton, Dickinson and Co.

    3,554,735        4,546,180   
  33,500     

Biogen Idec Inc.†

    218,904        7,209,200   
  11,500     

Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., Cl. A†

    1,167,292        1,290,300   
  280,000     

Boston Scientific Corp.†

    2,001,414        2,595,600   
  185,000     

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    4,862,570        8,267,650   
  35,000     

Cantel Medical Corp.

    1,013,627        1,185,450   
  17,500     

Cepheid Inc.†

    196,789        602,350   
  112,000     

Chemed Corp.

    4,262,953        8,112,160   
  35,000     

Cigna Corp.

    1,816,474        2,537,150   
  31,000     

CONMED Corp.

    619,303        968,440   
  48,000     

Covidien plc

    1,941,414        3,016,320   
  7,500     

DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.†

    922,279        906,000   
  10,000     

DENTSPLY International Inc.

    190,509        409,600   
  30,000     

Eli Lilly & Co.

    1,057,507        1,473,600   
  75,000     

Endo Health Solutions Inc.†

    2,355,565        2,759,250   
  44,000     

Exactech Inc.†

    671,660        869,000   
  80,000     

Express Scripts Holding Co.†

    4,030,884        4,935,200   
  38,000     

Henry Schein Inc.†

    1,049,459        3,638,500   
  20,000     

Humana Inc.

    1,370,704        1,687,600   
  125,000     

Johnson & Johnson

    6,259,745        10,732,500   
  12,000     

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings†

    997,619        1,201,200   
  150,000     

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc.†

    368,250        325,500   
  50,000     

Life Technologies Corp.†

    1,723,836        3,700,500   
  15,000     

MAKO Surgical Corp.†

    196,729        180,750   
  25,000     

McKesson Corp.

    2,246,889        2,862,500   
  12,500     

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.

    731,094        990,375   
  150,000     

Merck & Co. Inc.

    4,257,141        6,967,500   
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

9


The Gabelli Asset Fund

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — June 30, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares

       

Cost

   

Market

Value

 
 

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

  

 
 

Health Care (Continued)

  

 
  9,000     

Nobel Biocare Holding AG

  $ 229,420      $ 109,576   
  20,000     

Orthofix International NV†

    722,452        538,000   
  28,000     

Owens & Minor Inc.

    837,140        947,240   
  90,000     

Pain Therapeutics Inc.

    426,587        198,900   
  65,000     

Patterson Companies Inc.

    2,040,996        2,444,000   
  160,000     

Pfizer Inc.

    2,798,620        4,481,600   
  40,000     

Quality Systems Inc.

    728,195        748,400   
  44,000     

Quidel Corp.†

    603,237        1,123,320   
  400     

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.†

    43,670        89,952   
  50,000     

Roche Holding AG, ADR

    1,934,205        3,093,250   
  35,000     

St. Jude Medical Inc.

    1,447,615        1,597,050   
  32,000     

Stryker Corp.

    1,660,657        2,069,760   
  174,602     

Tenet Healthcare Corp.†

    4,481,346        8,049,152   
  80,000     

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

    3,227,747        5,238,400   
  31,000     

William Demant Holding A/S†

    1,448,729        2,563,812   
  100,000     

Wright Medical Group Inc.†

    1,567,862        2,621,000   
  14,000     

Zimmer Holdings Inc.

    723,823        1,049,160   
  3,000     

Zoetis Inc.

    78,000        92,670   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      91,488,546        152,874,732   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Home Furnishings — 0.1%

  

 
  14,000     

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.†

    861,069        992,600   
  83,700     

Blyth Inc.

    1,608,195        1,168,452   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      2,469,264        2,161,052   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Hotels and Gaming — 1.6%

  

 
  16,000     

Accor SA

    533,068        563,039   
  27,000     

Churchill Downs Inc.

    1,113,208        2,128,950   
  700,000     

Genting Singapore plc

    966,658        728,994   
  10,000     

Home Inns & Hotels Management Inc., ADR†

    159,080        267,100   
  50,000     

Hyatt Hotels Corp., Cl. A†

    1,989,362        2,018,000   
  94,000     

International Game Technology

    1,396,538        1,570,740   
  56,000     

Interval Leisure Group Inc.

    478,826        1,115,520   
  2,400,000     

Ladbrokes plc

    12,392,137        7,296,953   
  89,000     

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

    430,771        4,710,770   
  4,200,000     

Mandarin Oriental International Ltd.

    8,011,029        6,783,000   
  450,000     

MGM Resorts International†

    4,484,351        6,651,000   
  55,000     

Orient-Express Hotels Ltd., Cl. A†

    970,272        668,800   
  100,000     

Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.†

    629,066        1,967,000   
  16,975     

Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc.

    183,936        662,195   
  98,000     

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc.

    1,921,712        6,192,620   
  2,000,000     

The Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels Ltd.

    2,636,925        3,249,077   
  125,000     

Universal Entertainment Corp.

    1,876,404        2,206,846   

Shares

       

Cost

   

Market

Value

 
  10,000     

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

  $ 249,886      $ 572,300   
  22,000     

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

    1,034,987        2,816,000   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      41,458,216        52,168,904   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Machinery — 3.4%

  

 
  129,500     

Caterpillar Inc.

    855,262        10,682,455   
  400,000     

CNH Global NV

    12,317,794        16,664,000   
  692,000     

Deere & Co.

    5,346,998        56,225,000   
  26,000     

Kennametal Inc.

    1,055,138        1,009,580   
  26,000     

Mueller Water Products Inc., Cl. A

    192,104        179,660   
  745,000     

Xylem Inc.

    9,989,559        20,070,300   
  49,000     

Zebra Technologies Corp., Cl. A†

    1,695,723        2,128,560   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      31,452,578        106,959,555   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Manufactured Housing and Recreational Vehicles — 0.1%

   

  32,000     

Cavco Industries Inc.†

    605,460        1,614,400   
  30,000     

Nobility Homes Inc.†

    500,111        211,500   
  52,695     

Skyline Corp.†

    781,414        207,091   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      1,886,985        2,032,991   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Metals and Mining — 1.9%

  

 
  65,000     

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    2,642,278        1,790,100   
  250,000     

Alcoa Inc.

    2,552,438        1,955,000   
  342,000     

Barrick Gold Corp.

    6,202,609        5,383,080   
  70,000     

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.

    1,276,375        1,137,500   
  215,000     

Eaton Corp. plc

    11,159,704        14,149,150   
  70,000     

Franco-Nevada Corp.

    2,421,360        2,503,900   
  220,000     

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.

    4,422,191        6,074,200   
  7,000     

Global Brass & Copper Holdings Inc.†

    86,918        92,680   
  50,000     

Kinross Gold Corp.

    359,224        255,000   
      14,000 (b)   

Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corp.

    471,866        393,230   
  52,000     

New Hope Corp. Ltd.

    70,252        169,778   
  643,000     

Newmont Mining Corp.

    16,660,197        19,257,850   
  80,000     

Peabody Energy Corp.

    2,166,686        1,171,200   
  99,000     

Royal Gold Inc.

    4,487,665        4,165,920   
  106,000     

Silver Wheaton Corp.

    2,154,440        2,085,020   
  125,000     

Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd.†

    939,830        741,250   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      58,074,033        61,324,858   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Publishing — 3.1%

  

 
  30,000     

Belo Corp., Cl. A

    121,219        418,500   
  220,000     

Il Sole 24 Ore SpA†

    427,849        140,317   
  167,000     

McGraw Hill Financial Inc

    1,448,481        8,882,730   
  430,000     

Media General Inc., Cl. A†

    3,531,841        4,742,900   
  70,000     

Meredith Corp.

    1,508,272        3,339,000   
  2,240,000     

News Corp., Cl. A

    16,118,962        73,024,000   
  125,000     

News Corp., Cl. B

    2,319,780        4,102,500   
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

10


The Gabelli Asset Fund

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — June 30, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares

         

Cost

   

Market

Value

 
  

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

  

 
  

Publishing (Continued)

  

 
  15,000      

News Corp., Cl. B, New York

   $ 234,940      $ 230,700   
  16,000      

Nielsen Holdings NV

     427,708        537,440   
  92,000      

The E.W. Scripps Co., Cl. A†

     739,898        1,433,360   
  25,000      

The New York Times Co., Cl. A†

     228,978        276,500   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        27,107,928        97,127,947   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

Real Estate — 0.3%

  

 
  11,000      

Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Cl. A

     294,496        396,220   
  631      

Brookfield Property Partners LP

     13,655        12,809   
  104,000      

Griffin Land & Nurseries Inc.

     1,510,666        2,966,080   
  250,000      

The St. Joe Co.†

     1,870,114        5,262,500   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        3,688,931        8,637,609   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

Real Estate Investment Trusts — 0.1%

  

  14,422      

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.

     290,636        243,299   
  155,000      

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     3,268,400        4,415,950   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        3,559,036        4,659,249   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

Retail — 2.6%

  

  110,000      

Aaron’s Inc.†

     583,437        3,081,100   
  135,000      

AutoNation Inc.†

     1,122,947        5,857,650   
  111,000      

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     5,655,834        12,273,270   
  60,000      

CST Brands Inc.†

     1,851,191        1,848,600   
  380,000      

CVS Caremark Corp.

     12,801,137        21,728,400   
  90,000      

HSN Inc.

     1,931,542        4,834,800   
  50,000      

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc.†

     360,134        872,500   
  2,500,000      

Lianhua Supermarket Holdings Ltd., Cl. H

     4,470,087        1,363,452   
  200,000      

Macy’s Inc.

     3,263,628        9,600,000   
  71,000      

Safeway Inc.

     1,606,943        1,679,860   
  58,000      

The Cheesecake Factory Inc.

     1,715,610        2,429,620   
  39,000      

The Home Depot Inc.

     1,211,856        3,021,330   
  70,000      

The Kroger Co.

     423,375        2,417,800   
  30,000      

Walgreen Co.

     982,036        1,326,000   
  43,000      

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

     2,176,101        3,203,070   
  113,000      

Whole Foods Market Inc.

     1,317,544        5,817,240   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        41,473,402        81,354,692   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

Specialty Chemicals — 1.2%

  

 
  27,000      

Airgas Inc.

     1,747,988        2,577,420   
  10,000      

Ashland Inc.

     167,400        835,000   
  82,218      

Chemtura Corp.†

     1,204,782        1,669,025   
  600,000      

Ferro Corp.†

     5,178,181        4,170,000   
  110,000      

General Chemical Group Inc.†

     365,584        26,675   
  68,000      

H.B. Fuller Co.

     503,681        2,571,080   
  110,000      

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

     4,927,855        8,267,600   
  36,000      

Material Sciences Corp.†

     234,799        362,160   

Shares

         

Cost

   

Market

Value

 
  1,800      

NewMarket Corp.

   $ 191,887      $ 472,608   
  400,000      

OMNOVA Solutions Inc.†

     1,095,242        3,204,000   
  10,000      

Praxair Inc.

     1,029,472        1,151,600   
  253,000      

Sensient Technologies Corp.

     4,817,066        10,238,910   
  2,500      

SGL Carbon SE

     95,597        79,514   
  65,000      

Zep Inc.

     735,432        1,028,950   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        22,294,966        36,654,542   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

Telecommunications — 2.3%

  

 
  45,000      

AT&T Inc.

     1,084,032        1,593,000   
  40,000      

CenturyLink Inc.

     699,241        1,414,004   
  1,400,000      

Cincinnati Bell Inc.†

     5,341,647        4,284,000   
  347,000      

Deutsche Telekom AG, ADR

     5,752,093        4,046,020   
  12,000      

France Telecom SA, ADR

     145,985        113,400   
  30,000      

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA†

     435,110        234,296   
  25,000      

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA, ADR†

     111,368        95,625   
  57,000      

Intelsat SA†

     1,035,528        1,140,000   
  15,000      

Level 3 Communications Inc.†

     321,762        316,200   
  70,500      

Loral Space & Communications Inc.

     2,709,114        4,228,590   
  110,000      

NII Holdings Inc.†

     2,006,722        733,700   
  180,015      

Oi SA, ADR

     1,312,657        324,027   
  215,000      

Portugal Telecom SGPS SA

     2,121,375        836,761   
  600,000      

Sprint Nextel Corp.†

     2,001,515        4,212,000   
  3,100,000      

Telecom Italia SpA

     1,732,489        2,154,739   
  175,000      

Telecom Italia SpA, ADR

     1,222,253        1,216,250   
  46,500      

Telefonica Brasil SA, ADR

     911,624        1,061,130   
  285,001      

Telefonica SA, ADR†

     3,393,694        3,650,863   
  1,119,610      

Telephone & Data Systems Inc.

     22,124,392        27,598,387   
  96,000      

tw telecom inc.†

     1,747,194        2,701,440   
  200,000      

Verizon Communications Inc.

     5,623,085        10,068,000   
  50,000      

VimpelCom Ltd., ADR

     701,510        503,000   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        62,534,390        72,525,432   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

Transportation — 0.5%

  

 
  330,000      

GATX Corp.

     8,374,749        15,651,900   
  4,000      

Kansas City Southern

     7,317        423,840   
  46,000      

Providence and Worcester Railroad Co.

     710,155        706,100   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        9,092,221        16,781,840   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

Wireless Communications — 0.7%

  

  125,000      

America Movil SAB de CV, Cl. L, ADR

     381,970        2,718,750   
  48,000      

Millicom International Cellular SA, SDR

     4,483,100        3,457,867   
  2,500      

NTT DoCoMo Inc.

     3,573,391        3,884,352   
  21,857      

Tim Participacoes SA, ADR

     157,720        406,540   
  190,000      

United States Cellular Corp.

     9,055,037        6,971,100   
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

11


The Gabelli Asset Fund

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — June 30, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

 

Shares

       

Cost

   

Market

Value

 
 

COMMON STOCKS (Continued)

  

 
 

Wireless Communications (Continued)

  

  115,000     

Vodafone Group plc, ADR

  $ 2,974,243      $ 3,305,100   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      20,625,461        20,743,709   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

    1,357,774,141        3,127,903,778   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.0%

  

 
 

Health Care — 0.0%

  

 
  31,580     

The Phoenix Companies Inc., 7.450% Pfd.

    674,937        755,078   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

RIGHTS — 0.0%

  

 
 

Automotive: Parts and Accessories — 0.0%

  

  75,073     

Federal-Mogul Corp., expire 07/09/13†

    0        12,762   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Health Care — 0.0%

  

 
  20,000     

American Medical Alert Corp.†

    0        200   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  TOTAL RIGHTS     0        12,962   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

WARRANTS — 0.1%

  

 
 

Automotive: Parts and Accessories — 0.0%

  

  14,727     

Federal-Mogul Corp., expire 12/27/14†

    411,720        147   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Energy and Utilities — 0.1%

  

 
  300,000     

Kinder Morgan Inc., expire 05/25/17†

    343,263        1,536,000   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Hotels and Gaming — 0.0%

  

 
  200,000     

Indian Hotels Co. Ltd., expire 06/16/14†(d)

    298,980        162,000   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

TOTAL WARRANTS

    1,053,963        1,698,147   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Principal
Amount

                 
 

U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS — 1.1%

  

  $35,176,000      U.S. Treasury Bills,    
 

0.045% to
0.120%††,

   
 

08/08/13 to
12/12/13

    35,169,030        35,171,234   
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

TOTAL
INVESTMENTS —100.0%

  $ 1,394,672,071        3,165,541,199   
   

 

 

   
 

Other Assets and Liabilities
(Net) — (0.0)%

   

    (929,627
     

 

 

 
  NET ASSETS — 100.0%      $ 3,164,611,572   
     

 

 

 

 

(a)

At June 30, 2013, the Fund held an investment in a restricted and illiquid security amounting to $393,662 and 0.01% of net assets, which were valued under methods approved by the Board of Directors, as follows:

 

Acquisition
Shares

 

Issuer

  Acquisition
Date
  Acquisition
Cost
    06/30/13
Carrying
Value
Per Share
 
258,825,000  

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc, Cl. C

  04/24/13   $  395,630      $ 0.0015   

 

(b)

Denoted in units.

(c)

Security purchased pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, which exempts from registration securities offered and sold outside of the United States. Such a security cannot be sold in the United States without either an effective registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, or pursuant to an exemption from registration. At June 30, 2013, the market value of the Regulation S security amounted to $3,498,000 or 0.11% of net assets, which was valued under methods approved by the Board of Trustees as follows:

 

Acquisition
Shares

 

Issuer

  Acquisition
Date
  Acquisition
Cost
    06/30/13
Carrying
Value

Per Share
 
6,000  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., GDR

  07/15/04   $  1,077,139      $ 583.0000   
(d)

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At June 30, 2013, the market value of the Rule 144A security amounted to $162,000 or 0.01% of net assets.

Non-income producing security.

††

Represents annualized yield at date of purchase.

ADR

American Depositary Receipt

GDR

Global Depositary Receipt

SDR

Swedish Depositary Receipt

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

12


The Gabelli Asset Fund

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments, at value (cost $1,394,672,071)

     $3,165,541,199   

Cash

     545   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     6,858,966   

Receivable for investments sold

     272,432   

Dividends receivable

     4,144,610   

Prepaid expenses

     80,374   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     3,176,898,126   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

     2,173,186   

Payable for investments purchased

     6,266,342   

Payable for investment advisory fees

     2,601,398   

Payable for distribution fees

     653,430   

Payable for accounting fees

     7,500   

Other accrued expenses

     584,698   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     12,286,554   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

  

(applicable to 53,769,678 shares outstanding)

     $3,164,611,572   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

  

Paid-in capital

     $1,346,304,496   

Accumulated net investment income

     7,469,484   

Accumulated net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions

     39,977,416   

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

     1,770,869,128   

Net unrealized depreciation on foreign currency translations

     (8,952
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $3,164,611,572   
  

 

 

 

Shares of Beneficial Interest, each at $0.01 par value;

unlimited number of shares authorized:

  

  

Class AAA:

    

Net Asset Value, offering, and redemption price per share ($2,786,649,550 ÷ 47,292,575 shares outstanding)

       $58.92   
    

 

 

 

Class A:

    

Net Asset Value and redemption price per share ($84,269,439 ÷ 1,439,946 shares outstanding)

       $58.52   
    

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (NAV ÷ 0.9425, based on maximum sales charge of 5.75% of the offering price)

       $62.09   
    

 

 

 

Class C:

    

Net Asset Value and offering price per share ($77,130,579 ÷ 1,362,678 shares outstanding)

       $56.60 (a) 
    

 

 

 

Class I:

    

Net Asset Value, offering, and redemption price per share ($216,562,004 ÷ 3,674,479 shares outstanding)

       $58.94   
    

 

 

 

 

(a)

Redemption price varies based on the length of time held.

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

  

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $757,047)

     $28,997,687   

Interest

     13,283   
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     29,010,970   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Investment advisory fees

     15,188,509   

Distribution fees - Class AAA

     3,383,127   

Distribution fees - Class A

     93,109   

Distribution fees - Class C

     328,770   

Shareholder services fees

     964,632   

Custodian fees

     193,235   

Shareholder communications expenses

     191,891   

Trustees’ fees

     94,149   

Legal and audit fees

     57,586   

Registration expenses

     55,027   

Accounting fees

     22,500   

Interest expense

     4,414   

Miscellaneous expenses

     87,869   
  

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     20,664,818   
  

 

 

 

Less:

  

Advisory fee reduction on unsupervised assets (Note 3)

     (13,006
  

 

 

 

Net Expenses

     20,651,812   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

     8,359,158   
  

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency:

  

Net realized gain on investments

     57,551,650   

Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions

     (25,695
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions

     57,525,955   
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation:

  

on investments

     312,189,688   

on foreign currency translations

     (5,597
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency translations

     312,184,091   
  

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency

     369,710,046   
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 378,069,204   
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

13


The Gabelli Asset Fund

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2013
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
December 31, 2012

Operations:

        

Net investment income

     $ 8,359,158       $ 27,747,868  

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions

       57,525,955         156,083,853  

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency translations

       312,184,091         232,479,570  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

       378,069,204         416,311,291  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

        

Net investment income

        

Class AAA

               (23,418,245 )

Class A

               (705,300 )

Class C

               (180,970 )

Class I

               (1,964,146 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 
               (26,268,661 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net realized gain

        

Class AAA

               (127,652,942 )

Class A

               (3,825,581 )

Class C

               (2,890,990 )

Class I

               (8,399,405 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 
               (142,768,918 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Distributions to Shareholders

               (169,037,579 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Shares of Beneficial Interest Transactions:

        

Class AAA

       (39,150,053 )       (268,301,992 )

Class A

       182,601         1,904,822  

Class B*

               (6,201 )

Class C

       15,087,043         9,721,823  

Class I

       34,424,225         55,796,134  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets from Shares of Beneficial Interest Transactions

       10,543,816         (200,885,414 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Redemption Fees

       5,488         8,340  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets

       388,618,508         46,396,638  

Net Assets:

        

Beginning of period

       2,775,993,064         2,729,596,426  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $ 7,469,484 and $0, respectively)

     $ 3,164,611,572       $ 2,775,993,064  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

*

Class B Shares were fully redeemed and closed on September 5, 2012.

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

14


The Gabelli Asset Fund

Financial Highlights

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period:

 

        Income (Loss)
from Investment Operations
  Distributions                   Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data

Period Ended

December 31

  Net
Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
  Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)(a)
  Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
on
Investments
  Total from
Investment
Operations
  Net
Investment
Income
  Net
Realized
Gain on
Investments
  Total
Distributions
  Redemption
Fees (a)(b)
  Net
Asset
Value,
End of
Period
  Total
Return†
  Net
Assets
End of
Period
(in 000’s)
  Net
Investment
Income
(Loss)
  Operating
Expenses
  Portfolio
Turnover
Rate

Class AAA

                                                       

2013(c)

    $ 51.87       $ 0.16       $ 6.89       $ 7.05                               $ 0.00       $ 58.92         13.6 %     $ 2,786,650         0.55 %(d)       1.36 %(d)       3 %

2012

      47.60         0.50         7.10         7.60       $ (0.52 )     $ (2.81 )     $ (3.33 )       0.00         51.87         16.0         2,487,368         0.97         1.38         4  

2011

      48.93         0.19         (0.41 )       (0.22 )       (0.18 )       (0.93 )       (1.11 )       0.00         47.60         (0.4 )       2,527,218         0.39         1.37         8  

2010

      40.21         0.15         9.13         9.28         (0.15 )       (0.41 )       (0.56 )       0.00         48.93         23.1         2,571,513         0.35         1.38         7  

2009

      31.01         0.25         9.22         9.47         (0.27 )               (0.27 )       0.00         40.21         30.5         2,107,979         0.74         1.40         7  

2008

      49.81         0.22         (18.76 )       (18.54 )       (0.23 )       (0.03 )       (0.26 )       0.00         31.01         (37.2 )       1,721,697         0.52         1.38         14  

Class A

                                                       

2013(c)

    $ 51.52       $ 0.15       $ 6.85       $ 7.00                               $ 0.00       $ 58.52         13.6 %     $ 84,269         0.54 %(d)       1.36 %(d)       3 %

2012

      47.30         0.50         7.05         7.55       $ (0.52 )     $ (2.81 )     $ (3.33 )       0.00         51.52         16.0         74,713         0.98         1.38         4  

2011

      48.65         0.21         (0.42 )       (0.21 )       (0.21 )       (0.93 )       (1.14 )       0.00         47.30         (0.4 )       66,330         0.43         1.37         8  

2010

      40.01         0.15         9.07         9.22         (0.17 )       (0.41 )       (0.58 )       0.00         48.65         23.0         23,280         0.34         1.38         7  

2009

      30.85         0.25         9.17         9.42         (0.26 )               (0.26 )       0.00         40.01         30.5         13,216         0.75         1.40         7  

2008

      49.59         0.23         (18.69 )       (18.46 )       (0.25 )       (0.03 )       (0.28 )       0.00         30.85         (37.2 )       11,522         0.55         1.38         14  

Class C

                                                       

2013(c)

    $ 50.01       $ (0.05 )     $ 6.64       $ 6.59                               $ 0.00       $ 56.60         13.2 %     $ 77,131         (0.17 )%(d)       2.11 %(d)       3 %

2012

      46.05         0.13         6.82         6.95       $ (0.18 )     $ (2.81 )     $ (2.99 )       0.00         50.01         15.1         54,546         0.27         2.13         4  

2011

      47.53         (0.15 )       (0.40 )       (0.55 )               (0.93 )       (0.93 )       0.00         46.05         (1.1 )       41,146         (0.32 )       2.12         8  

2010

      39.25         (0.17 )       8.86         8.69                 (0.41 )       (0.41 )       0.00         47.53         22.1         17,240         (0.40 )       2.13         7  

2009

      30.31         (0.01 )       9.00         8.99         (0.05 )               (0.05 )       0.00         39.25         29.6         8,916         (0.03 )       2.15         7  

2008

      48.68         (0.09 )       (18.25 )       (18.34 )               (0.03 )       (0.03 )       0.00         30.31         (37.7 )       6,419         (0.21 )       2.13         14  

Class I

                                                       

2013(c)

    $ 51.82       $ 0.23       $ 6.89       $ 7.12                               $ 0.00       $ 58.94         13.7 %     $ 216,562         0.83 %(d)       1.11 %(d)       3 %

2012

      47.56         0.67         7.06         7.73       $ (0.66 )     $ (2.81 )     $ (3.47 )       0.00         51.82         16.3         159,366         1.30         1.13         4  

2011

      48.90         0.34         (0.44 )       (0.10 )       (0.31 )       (0.93 )       (1.24 )       0.00         47.56         (0.2 )       94,896         0.69         1.12         8  

2010

      40.18         0.27         9.11         9.38         (0.25 )       (0.41 )       (0.66 )       0.00         48.90         23.4         38,532         0.62         1.13         7  

2009

      30.97         0.33         9.24         9.57         (0.36 )               (0.36 )       0.00         40.18         30.9         6,080         0.99         1.15         7  

2008(e)

      47.26         0.33         (16.25 )       (15.92 )       (0.34 )       (0.03 )       (0.37 )       0.00         30.97         (33.6 )       3,753         0.84 (d)       1.13 (d)       14  

 

  †

Total return represents aggregate total return of a hypothetical $1,000 investment at the beginning of the period and sold at the end of the period including reinvestment of distributions and does not reflect applicable sales charges. Total return for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

(a)

Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares outstanding method.

(b)

Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

(c)

For the six months ended June 30, 2013, unaudited.

(d)

Annualized.

(e)

From the commencement of offering Class I Shares on January 11, 2008 through December 31, 2008.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

15


The Gabelli Asset Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

1. Organization. The Gabelli Asset Fund was organized on November 25, 1985 as a Massachusetts business trust. The Fund is a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Fund’s primary objective is growth of capital. The Fund commenced investment operations on March 3, 1986.

2. Significant Accounting Policies. The Fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

Security Valuation. Portfolio securities listed or traded on a nationally recognized securities exchange or traded in the U.S. over-the-counter market for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last quoted sale price or a market’s official closing price as of the close of business on the day the securities are being valued. If there were no sales that day, the security is valued at the average of the closing bid and asked prices or, if there were no asked prices quoted on that day, then the security is valued at the closing bid price on that day. If no bid or asked prices are quoted on such day, the security is valued at the most recently available price or, if the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) so determines, by such other method as the Board shall determine in good faith to reflect its fair market value. Portfolio securities traded on more than one national securities exchange or market are valued according to the broadest and most representative market, as determined by Gabelli Funds, LLC (the “Adviser”).

Portfolio securities primarily traded on a foreign market are generally valued at the preceding closing values of such securities on the relevant market, but may be fair valued pursuant to procedures established by the Board if market conditions change significantly after the close of the foreign market, but prior to the close of business on the day the securities are being valued. Debt instruments with remaining maturities of sixty days or less that are not credit impaired are valued at amortized cost, unless the Board determines such amount does not reflect the securities’ fair value, in which case these securities will be fair valued as determined by the Board. Debt instruments having a maturity greater than sixty days for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the average of the latest bid and asked prices. If there were no asked prices quoted on such day, the security is valued using the closing bid price. U.S. government obligations with maturities greater than sixty days are normally valued using a model that incorporates market observable data such as reported sales of similar securities, broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data. Certain securities are valued principally using dealer quotations.

Securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are fair valued as determined by the Board. Fair valuation methodologies and procedures may include, but are not limited to: analysis and review of available financial and non-financial information about the company; comparisons with the valuation and changes in valuation of similar securities, including a comparison of foreign securities with the equivalent U.S. dollar value American Depositary Receipt securities at the close of the U.S. exchange; and evaluation of any other information that could be indicative of the value of the security.

 

16


The Gabelli Asset Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value of the Fund’s investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

   

Level 1  —  quoted prices in active markets for identical securities;

 

   

Level 2  —  other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.); and

 

   

Level 3  —  significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s determinations as to the fair value of investments).

A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input both individually and in the aggregate that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The summary of the Fund’s investments in securities by inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2013 is as follows:

 

     Valuation Inputs         
     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2 Other Significant
Observable Inputs
     Level 3 Significant
Unobservable Inputs
     Total Market Value
at 6/30/13
 

INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES:

           

ASSETS (Market Value):

           

Common Stocks:

           

Aerospace

   $ 61,239,433               $ 393,662       $ 61,633,095   

Consumer Products

     151,195,529       $ 30                 151,195,559   

Energy and Utilities

     211,924,755                 0         211,924,755   

Equipment and Supplies

     238,494,418                 2,060         238,496,478   

Food and Beverage

     403,923,122         2,719,298                 406,642,420   

Other Industries (a)

     2,058,011,471                         2,058,011,471   

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     3,124,788,728         2,719,328         395,722         3,127,903,778   

 

 

Preferred Stocks (a)

     755,078                         755,078   

Rights (a)

     12,762                 200         12,962   

Warrants (a)

     1,698,147                         1,698,147   

U.S. Government Obligations

             35,171,234                 35,171,234   

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – ASSETS

   $ 3,127,254,715       $ 37,890,562       $ 395,922       $ 3,165,541,199   

 

 

 

(a)

Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings.

The Fund did not have transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during the six months ended June 30, 2013. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers among Levels as of the beginning of the reporting period.

Additional Information to Evaluate Qualitative Information.

General. The Fund uses recognized industry pricing services – approved by the Board and unaffiliated with the Adviser – to value most of its securities, and uses broker quotes provided by market makers of securities not valued by these and other recognized pricing sources. Several different pricing feeds are received to value domestic equity securities, international equity securities, preferred equity securities, and fixed income securities. The data within these feeds is ultimately sourced from major stock exchanges and trading systems where these securities trade. The prices supplied by external sources are checked by obtaining quotations or actual transaction prices from market participants. If a price obtained from the pricing source is deemed unreliable, prices will be sought from another pricing service or from a broker/dealer that trades that security or similar securities.

 

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Fair Valuation. Fair valued securities may be common and preferred equities, warrants, options, rights, and fixed income obligations. Where appropriate, Level 3 securities are those for which market quotations are not available, such as securities not traded for several days, or for which current bids are not available, or which are restricted as to transfer. Among the factors to be considered to fair value a security are recent prices of comparable securities that are publicly traded, reliable prices of securities not publicly traded, the use of valuation models, current analyst reports, valuing the income or cash flow of the issuer, or cost if the preceding factors do not apply. A significant change in the unobservable inputs could result in a lower or higher value in Level 3 securities. The circumstances of Level 3 securities are frequently monitored to determine if fair valuation measures continue to apply.

The Adviser reports quarterly to the Board the results of the application of fair valuation policies and procedures. These include back testing the prices realized in subsequent trades of these fair valued securities to fair values previously recognized.

Derivative Financial Instruments. The Fund may engage in various portfolio investment strategies by investing in a number of derivative financial instruments for the purposes of increasing the income of the Fund or hedging against a specific transaction with respect to either the currency in which the transaction is denominated or another currency. Investing in certain derivative financial instruments, including participation in the options, futures, or swap markets, entails certain execution, liquidity, hedging, tax, and securities, interest, credit, or currency market risks. Losses may arise if the Adviser’s prediction of movements in the direction of the securities, foreign currency, and interest rate markets is inaccurate. Losses may also arise if the counterparty does not perform its duties under a contract, or that, in the event of default, the Fund may be delayed in or prevented from obtaining payments or other contractual remedies owed to it under derivative contracts. The creditworthiness of the counterparties is closely monitored in order to minimize these risks. Participation in derivative transactions involves investment risks, transaction costs, and potential losses to which the Fund would not be subject absent the use of these strategies. The consequences of these risks, transaction costs, and losses may have a negative impact on the Fund’s ability to pay distributions.

Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-11 “Balance Sheet Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities.” ASU 2011-11 requires a fund to disclose both gross information and net information about both instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the statement of assets and liabilities and instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting arrangement. The scope of ASU 2011-11 includes derivatives and sale and repurchase agreements. The purpose of ASU 2011-11 is to facilitate comparison of financial statements prepared on the basis of GAAP and on the basis of International Financial Reporting Standards. Management is continually evaluating the implications of ASU 2011-11 and its impact on the financial statements and, at this time, has concluded that ASU 2011-11 is not applicable to the Fund because the Fund does not have investments covered under this guidance.

The Fund’s derivative contracts held at June 30, 2013, if any, are not accounted for as hedging instruments under GAAP and are disclosed in the Schedule of Investments together with the related counterparty.

Forward Foreign Exchange Contracts. The Fund may engage in forward foreign exchange contracts for the purpose of hedging a specific transaction with respect to either the currency in which the transaction is denominated or another currency as deemed appropriate by the Adviser. Forward foreign exchange contracts are valued at the forward rate and are marked-to-market daily. The change in market value is included in

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.

The use of forward foreign exchange contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the underlying prices of the Fund’s portfolio securities, but it does establish a rate of exchange that can be achieved in the future. Although forward foreign exchange contracts limit the risk of loss due to a decline in the value of the hedged currency, they also limit any potential gain that might result should the value of the currency increase. During the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Fund held no investments in forward foreign exchange contracts.

Foreign Currency Translations. The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, investments, and other assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income, and expenses are translated at the exchange rate prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Unrealized gains and losses that result from changes in foreign exchange rates and/or changes in market prices of securities have been included in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations. Net realized foreign currency gains and losses resulting from changes in exchange rates include foreign currency gains and losses between trade date and settlement date on investment securities transactions, foreign currency transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest and dividends recorded on the books of the Fund and the amounts actually received. The portion of foreign currency gains and losses related to fluctuation in exchange rates between the initial purchase trade date and subsequent sale trade date is included in realized gain/(loss) on investments.

Foreign Securities. The Fund may directly purchase securities of foreign issuers. Investing in securities of foreign issuers involves special risks not typically associated with investing in securities of U.S. issuers. The risks include possible revaluation of currencies, the inability to repatriate funds, less complete financial information about companies, and possible future adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities of many foreign issuers and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. issuers.

Foreign Taxes. The Fund may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments, or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Fund will accrue such taxes and recoveries as applicable, based upon its current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which it invests.

Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest up to 10% of its net assets in securities for which the markets are restricted. Restricted securities include securities whose disposition is subject to substantial legal or contractual restrictions. The sale of restricted securities often requires more time and results in higher brokerage charges or dealer discounts and other selling expenses than does the sale of securities eligible for trading on national securities exchanges or in the over-the-counter markets. Restricted securities may sell at a price lower than similar securities that are not subject to restrictions on resale. Securities freely saleable among qualified institutional investors under special rules adopted by the SEC may be treated as liquid if they satisfy liquidity standards established by the Board. The continued liquidity of such securities is not as well assured as that of publicly traded securities, and accordingly the Board will monitor their liquidity. For the restricted securities the Fund held as of June 30, 2013, refer to the Schedule of Investments.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

Securities Transactions and Investment Income. Securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date with realized gain/(loss) on investments determined by using the identified cost method. Interest income (including amortization of premium and accretion of discount) is recorded on the accrual basis. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized using the effective yield to maturity method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities that are recorded as soon after the ex-dividend date as the Fund becomes aware of such dividends.

Determination of Net Asset Value and Calculation of Expenses. Certain administrative expenses are common to, and allocated among, various affiliated funds. Such allocations are made on the basis of each fund’s average net assets or other criteria directly affecting the expenses as determined by the Adviser pursuant to procedures established by the Board.

In calculating the NAV per share of each class, investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses, redemption fees, and expenses other than class specific expenses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the proportion of net assets of each class at the beginning of each day. Distribution expenses are borne solely by the class incurring the expense.

Custodian Fee Credits. When cash balances are maintained in the custody account, the Fund receives credits which are used to offset custodian fees. The gross expenses paid under the custody arrangement are included in custodian fees in the Statement of Operations with the corresponding expense offset, if any, shown as “Custodian fee credits.”

Distributions to Shareholders. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions to shareholders are based on income and capital gains as determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from income and capital gains as determined under GAAP. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities and foreign currency transactions held by the Fund, timing differences, and differing characterizations of distributions made by the Fund. Distributions from net investment income for federal income tax purposes include net realized gains on foreign currency transactions. These book/tax differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent, adjustments are made to the appropriate capital accounts in the period when the differences arise. Permanent differences were primarily due to the tax treatment of currency gains and losses, reclassifications of distributions on investments in real estate investment trusts, and the utilization of the tax accounting practice known as equalization. These reclassifications have no impact on the NAV of the Fund.

The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended December 31, 2012 was as follows:

 

Distributions paid from:*

  

Ordinary income (inclusive of short-term capital gains)

   $ 30,465,943   

Net long-term capital gains

     152,070,167   
  

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

   $ 182,536,110   
  

 

 

 

 

*

Total distributions paid differs from the Statement of Changes in Net Assets due to the utilization of equalization.

Provision For Income Taxes. The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). It is the policy of the Fund to comply with the requirements of the Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its net investment company taxable income and net capital gains. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is required.

 

20


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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund will be permitted to carry forward for an unlimited period capital losses incurred in years beginning after December 22, 2010. As a result of the rule, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.

The following summarizes the tax cost of investments and the related net unrealized appreciation at June 30, 2013:

 

     Cost      Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
     Net Unrealized
Appreciation
 

Investments

   $ 1,412,373,822       $ 1,809,852,494       $ (56,685,117    $ 1,753,167,377   

The Fund is required to evaluate tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Income tax and related interest and penalties would be recognized by the Fund as tax expense in the Statement of Operations if the tax positions were deemed not to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold. For the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Fund did not incur any income tax, interest, or penalties. As of June 30, 2013, the Adviser has reviewed all open tax years and concluded that there was no impact to the Fund’s net assets or results of operations. Tax years ended December 31, 2009 through December 31, 2012 remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities. On an ongoing basis, the Adviser will monitor the Fund’s tax positions to determine if adjustments to this conclusion are necessary.

3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions. The Fund has entered into an investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) with the Adviser which provides that the Fund will pay the Adviser a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 1.00% of the value of its average daily net assets. In accordance with the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser provides a continuous investment program for the Fund’s portfolio, oversees the administration of all aspects of the Fund’s business and affairs, and pays the compensation of all Officers and Trustees of the Fund who are affiliated persons of the Adviser.

There was a reduction in the advisory fee paid to the Adviser relating to certain portfolio holdings, i.e., unsupervised assets, of the Fund with respect to which the Adviser transferred dispositive and voting control to the Fund’s Proxy Voting Committee. During the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Fund’s Proxy Voting Committee exercised control and discretion over all rights to vote or consent with respect to such securities, and the Adviser reduced its fee with respect to such securities by $13,006.

The Fund pays each Trustee who is not considered an affiliated person an annual retainer of $18,000 plus $2,000 for each Board meeting attended. Each Trustee is reimbursed by the Fund for any out of pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings. All Board committee members receive $500 per meeting attended and the Chairman of the Audit Committee and the Lead Trustee each receive an annual fee of $2,000. The Chairman of the Proxy Voting Committee and Nominating Committee each receive $1,000 annually. A Trustee may receive a single meeting fee, allocated among the participating funds, for participation in certain meetings held on behalf of multiple funds. Trustees who are directors or employees of the Adviser or an affiliated company receive no compensation or expense reimbursement from the Fund.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

4. Distribution Plan. The Fund’s Board has adopted a distribution plan (the “Plan”) for each class of shares, except for Class I Shares, pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Class AAA, Class A, and Class C Share Plans, payments are authorized to G.distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of the Fund, at annual rates of 0.25%, 0.25%, and 1.00%, respectively, of the average daily net assets of those classes, the annual limitations under each Plan. Such payments are accrued daily and paid monthly.

5. Portfolio Securities. Purchases and sales of securities during the six months ended June 30, 2013, other than short-term securities and U.S. Government obligations, aggregated $77,585,758 and $99,580,374, respectively.

6. Transactions with Affiliates. During the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Fund paid brokerage commissions on security trades of $79,029 to G.research, Inc. (formerly Gabelli & Company, Inc.) an affiliate of the Adviser. Additionally the Distributor retained a total of $46,196 from investors representing commissions (sales charges and underwriting fees) on sales and redemptions of Fund shares.

The cost of calculating the Fund’s NAV per share is a Fund expense pursuant to the Advisory Agreement. During the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Fund paid or accrued $22,500 to the Adviser in connection with the cost of computing the Fund’s NAV.

7. Line of Credit. The Fund participates in an unsecured line of credit of up to $75,000,000 under which it may borrow up to 10% of its net assets from the custodian for temporary borrowing purposes. Borrowings under this arrangement bear interest at the higher of the sum of the overnight LIBOR rate plus 100 basis points or the sum of the federal funds rate plus 100 basis points at the time of borrowing. This amount, if any, would be included in “interest expense” in the Statement of Operations. At June 30, 2013, there were no borrowings outstanding under the line of credit.

The average daily amount of borrowings outstanding under the line of credit during the six months ended June 30, 2013 was $455,530 with a weighted average interest rate of 1.19%. The maximum amount borrowed at any time during the six months ended June 30, 2013 was $19,809,000.

8. Shares of Beneficial Interest. The Fund offers four classes of shares – Class AAA Shares, Class A Shares, Class C Shares, and Class I Shares. Class AAA Shares are offered without a sales charge only to investors who acquire them directly from the Distributor, through selected broker/dealers, or the transfer agent. Class I Shares are offered without a sales charge, solely to certain institutions, directly through the Distributor, or brokers that have entered into selling agreements specifically with respect to Class I Shares. Class A Shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75%. Class C Shares are subject to a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge for one year after purchase.

The Fund imposes a redemption fee of 2.00% on all classes of shares that are redeemed or exchanged on or before the seventh day after the date of a purchase. The redemption fee is deducted from the proceeds otherwise payable to the redeeming shareholders and is retained by the Fund as an increase in paid-in capital. The redemption fees retained by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2013 and the year ended December 31, 2012 amounted to $5,488 and $8,340, respectively.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30, 2013
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
December 31, 2012
 
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Class AAA

        

Shares sold

     2,505,663      $ 141,773,391        4,807,279      $ 246,367,187   

Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions

                   2,784,478        143,539,981   

Shares redeemed

     (3,164,030     (180,923,444     (12,733,311     (658,209,160
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease

     (658,367   $ (39,150,053     (5,141,554   $ (268,301,992
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class A

        

Shares sold

     340,899      $ 19,489,461        664,165      $ 33,557,026   

Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions

                   79,301        4,060,214   

Shares redeemed

     (351,146     (19,306,860     (695,743     (35,712,418
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

     (10,247   $ 182,601        47,723      $ 1,904,822   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class B*

        

Shares redeemed

          $        (127   $ (6,201
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease

          $        (127   $ (6,201
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class C

        

Shares sold

     374,123      $ 20,663,499        339,602      $ 16,789,412   

Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions

                   46,274        2,300,264   

Shares redeemed

     (102,029     (5,576,456     (188,899     (9,367,853
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

     272,094      $ 15,087,043        196,977      $ 9,721,823   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class I

        

Shares sold

     1,003,957      $ 57,899,291        2,057,126      $ 106,292,895   

Shares issued upon reinvestment of distributions

                   180,004        9,270,235   

Shares redeemed

     (404,833     (23,475,066     (1,157,150     (59,766,996
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

     599,124      $ 34,424,225        1,079,980      $ 55,796,134   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Class B Shares were fully redeemed and closed on September 5, 2012.

9. Indemnifications. The Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts. Management has reviewed the Fund’s existing contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.

10. Other Matters. On April 24, 2008, the Adviser entered into a settlement with the SEC to resolve an inquiry regarding prior frequent trading in shares of the GAMCO Global Growth Fund (the “Global Growth Fund”) by one investor who was banned from the Global Growth Fund in August 2002. Under the terms of the settlement, the Adviser, without admitting or denying the SEC’s findings and allegations, paid $16 million (which included a $5 million civil monetary penalty). On the same day, the SEC filed a civil action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Adviser, alleging violations of certain federal securities laws arising from the same matter. The officer, who also is an officer of the Global Growth Fund and other funds in the Gabelli/GAMCO complex, including this Fund, denies the allegations and is continuing in his positions with the Adviser and the funds. The settlement by the Adviser did not have, and the resolution of the action against the officer is not expected to have, a material adverse impact on the Adviser or its ability to fulfill its obligations under the Advisory Agreement.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

 

11. Subsequent Events. Management has evaluated the impact on the Fund of all subsequent events occurring through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

24


The Gabelli Asset Fund

Board Consideration and Re-Approval of Investment Advisory Agreements (Unaudited)

At its meeting on February 26, 2013, the Board of Trustees (“Board”) of the Fund approved the continuation of the investment advisory agreement with the Adviser for the Fund on the basis of the recommendation by the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Fund (the “Independent Board Members”). The following paragraphs summarize the material information and factors considered by the Independent Board Members as well as their conclusions relative to such factors.

Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services. The Independent Board Members considered information regarding the portfolio manager, the depth of the analyst pool available to the Adviser and the portfolio manager, the scope of administrative, shareholder, and other services supervised or provided by the Adviser, and the absence of significant service problems reported to the Board. The Independent Board Members noted the experience, length of service, and reputation of the portfolio manager.

Investment Performance. The Independent Board Members reviewed the short, medium, and long term performance of the Fund against a peer group of multi-cap core funds chosen by Lipper as being comparable. The Independent Board Members noted that the Fund’s performance was in the second quartile of the funds in its category for the one year period and in the first quartile for the three and five year periods.

Profitability. The Independent Board Members reviewed summary data regarding the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser both with an administrative overhead charge and without such a charge. The Independent Board Members also noted that a large portion of the Fund’s portfolio transactions were executed by an affiliated broker and that another affiliated broker received distribution fees and minor amounts of sales commissions.

Economies of Scale. The Independent Board Members discussed the major elements of the Adviser’s cost structure and the relationship of those elements to potential economies of scale. Sharing of Economies of Scale. The Independent Board Members noted that the investment advisory fee schedule for the Fund does not take into account any potential economies of scale that may develop or any losses or diminished profitability to the Adviser in prior years.

Service and Cost Comparisons. The Independent Board Members compared the expense ratios of the investment advisory fee, other expenses, and total expenses of the Fund with similar expense ratios of the peer group of multi-cap core funds and noted that the advisory fee includes substantially all administrative services for the Fund as well as investment advisory services of the Adviser. The Independent Board Members noted that the Fund’s expense ratios and the Fund’s size were above average within this group. The Independent Board Members also noted that the advisory fee structure was the same as that in effect for most of the Gabelli funds.

Conclusions. The Independent Board Members concluded that the Fund enjoyed highly experienced portfolio management services, good ancillary services, and a good performance record. The Independent Board Members also concluded that the Fund’s expense ratios and the profitability to the Adviser of managing the Fund were reasonable in light of the Fund’s performance and that economies of scale were not a significant factor in their thinking at this time. The Independent Board Members did not view the potential profitability of ancillary services as material to their decision. On the basis of the foregoing and without assigning particular weight to any single conclusion, the Independent Board Members determined to recommend continuation of the investment advisory agreement to the full Board.

Based on a consideration of all these factors in their totality, the Board Members, including all of the Independent Board Members, determined that the Fund’s advisory fee was fair and reasonable with respect to the quality

 

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Board Consideration and Re-Approval of Investment Advisory Agreements (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

of services provided and in light of the other factors described above that the Board deemed relevant. Accordingly, the Board Members determined to approve the continuation of the Fund’s Advisory Agreement. The Board Members based its decision on evaluations of all these factors as a whole and did not consider any one factor as all important or controlling.

 

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THE GABELLI ASSET FUND

One Corporate Center

Rye, NY 10580-1422

Portfolio Management Team Biographies

Mario J. Gabelli, CFA, is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GAMCO Investors, Inc. that he founded in 1976 and Chief Investment Officer - Value Portfolios of Gabelli Funds, LLC and GAMCO Asset Management Inc. Mr. Gabelli is a summa cum laude graduate of Fordham University and holds an MBA degree from Columbia Business School and an Honorary Doctorate Degree from Roger Williams University in Rhode Island.

Christopher J. Marangi joined G.research, Inc. in 2003 as a research analyst and currently leads the digital research sector team. He also serves as a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC and manages several funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds Complex. Mr. Marangi graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a BA in Political Economy from Williams College and holds an MBA with honors from Columbia Business School.

Jeffrey J. Jonas, CFA, joined G.research, Inc. in 2003 as a research analyst. He focuses on companies in the cardiovascular, healthcare services, and pharmacy benefits management sectors, among others. He also serves as a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC and manages several funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds Complex. Mr. Jonas was a Presidential Scholar at Boston College, where he received a BS in Finance and Management Information Systems.

Kevin V. Dreyer joined G.research, Inc. in 2005 as a research analyst covering companies within the consumer sector. Mr. Dreyer now leads the consumer and healthcare and wellness sector teams. He also serves as a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC and manages several funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds Complex. Mr. Dreyer received a BSE from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Columbia Business School.

 

Morningstar Rating™ is based on risk-adjusted returns. The Overall Morningstar Rating is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with a fund’s three, five, and ten year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics. For funds with at least a three year history, a Morningstar Rating is based on a risk-adjusted return measure (including the effects of sales charges, loads, and redemption fees) placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. That accounts for variations in a fund’s monthly performance. The top 10% of funds in each category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% 4 stars, the next 35% 3 stars, the next 22.5% 2 stars, and the bottom 10% 1 star. (Each share class is counted as a fraction of one fund within this scale and rated separately, which may cause slight variations in the distribution percentages.) Morningstar Rating is for the AAA Share class only; other classes may have different performance characteristics. Ratings reflect relative performance. Results for certain periods were negative. © 2013 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete, or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information.

 

We have separated the portfolio managers’ commentary from the financial statements and investment portfolio due to corporate governance regulations stipulated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. We have done this to ensure that the content of the portfolio managers’ commentary is unrestricted. Both the commentary and the financial statements, including the portfolio of investments, will be available on our website at www.gabelli.com.

 


THE GABELLI ASSET FUND

One Corporate Center

Rye, New York 10580-1422

t 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554)

f 914-921-5118

e info@gabelli.com

   GABELLI.COM

Net Asset Value per share available daily

by calling 800-GABELLI after 7:00 P.M.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

  

Mario J. Gabelli, CFA

Chairman and

Chief Executive Officer,

GAMCO Investors, Inc.

 

Anthony J. Colavita

President,

Anthony J. Colavita, P.C.

 

James P. Conn

Former Chief Investment

Officer,

Financial Security Assurance

Holdings Ltd.

 

John D. Gabelli

Senior Vice President,

G.research, Inc.

 

Kuni Nakamura

President,

Advanced Polymer, Inc.

 

Anthony R. Pustorino

Certified Public Accountant,

Professor Emeritus,

Pace University

 

Werner J. Roeder, MD

Medical Director,

Lawrence Hospital

 

  

Anthonie C. van Ekris

Chairman,

BALMAC International, Inc.

 

Salvatore J. Zizza

Chairman,

Zizza & Associates Corp.

 

OFFICERS

Bruce N. Alpert

President, Secretary, and

Acting Chief Compliance

Officer

 

Agnes Mullady

Treasurer

 

DISTRIBUTOR

G.distributors, LLC

 

CUSTODIAN, TRANSFER

AGENT, AND DIVIDEND

DISBURSING AGENT

State Street Bank and Trust

Company

 

LEGAL COUNSEL

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher

& Flom LLP

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of The Gabelli Asset Fund. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus.

 

 

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Morningstar® rated The Gabelli Asset Fund Class AAA Shares 4 stars overall, 4 stars for the three and five year periods and 5 stars for the ten year period ended June 30, 2013 among 1,381, 1,381, 1,254, and 774 Large Blend funds, respectively. Morningstar RatingTM is based on risk-adjusted returns.

 

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed registrants.

Not applicable.

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a)

Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form.

 

(b)

Not applicable.

 

Item 7.  Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment  Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.


Item 9.  Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated  Purchasers.

Not applicable.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which the shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board of Trustees, where those changes were implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.407) (as required by Item 22(b)(15) of Schedule 14A (17 CFR 240.14a-101)), or this Item.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a)

The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

  (b)

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1)

  Not applicable.
 

(a)(2)

  Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.
 

(a)(3)

  Not applicable.
 

(b)

  Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant)         The Gabelli Asset Fund                                                                                                  
By (Signature and Title)*     /s/ Bruce N. Alpert                                                                                        

                                                    Bruce N. Alpert, Principal Executive Officer

Date    9/6/13                                                                                                                                                 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By (Signature and Title)*     /s/ Bruce N. Alpert                                                                                        

                                                    Bruce N. Alpert, Principal Executive Officer

Date    9/6/13                                                                                                                                               

By (Signature and Title)*     /s/ Agnes Mullady                                                                                       

                                                    Agnes Mullady, Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer

Date    9/6/13                                                                                                                                              

 

* 

Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.